beachhead
NOUN
/biʧ,hɛd/
9 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH B
beachhead is a valid 9-letter word worth 20 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
B3E1A1C3H4H4E1A1D2
3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 2 =20 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 40TRIPLE WORD → 60
MEANING
What does beachhead mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
An initial accomplishment that opens the way for further developments.
“the town became a beachhead in the campaign to ban smoking outdoors”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
A bridgehead on the enemy's shoreline seized by an amphibious operation.
“the Germans were desperately trying to contain the Anzio beachhead”
BROADER